by TOM UTESCHER
Each time Mount St.
Joseph Academy played Villa Maria in field hockey this fall, the scores
got closer. In the first regular-season meeting it was 4-0, in the second
it was 1-0, and when the Magic and the Hurricanes met last Thursday,
the game stretched through two overtime periods with a 1-1 score and
was ultimately decided by penalty strokes. Unfortunately for the Mount,
the one constant was that Villa emerged victorious each time, and the
teams' most recent meeting occurred last Friday in the...
by J. COOPER ROBB
Last season when Chestnut Hill Academy and Bristol High School hooked
up in a key Independence League game, the Blue Devils were without the
services of both Phillip Roberts and Nasir Yard. The result was that
the Bristol Warriors ran through the CHA defense on their way to a 25-14
victory. Well, this year both Roberts and Yard were back and the two
played a big role in CHA’s 28-7 triumph over Bristol in a game
that could go a long way to...
by TOM UTESCHER
Although the host Patriots of
Germantown Academy spent much of the opening period in the offensive
half of the field in last Wednesday's non-league hockey tilt, the
visiting Germantown Friends School Tigers only trailed 1-0 at the
intermission.
In the second stanza, however, the Pats did a better job of finishing
off their scoring opportunities, and GA claimed a 4-0 victory. Four
different players penetrated the Tigers'...
by TOM UTESCHER
It was championship week for
most of Mount St. Joseph Academy's fall sports teams, and the Magic's
tennis and cross country squads were both in the thick of the action.
Capping their undefeated season within the Athletic Association
of Catholic Academies, the Mount racquetwomen (17-2-1 overall) captured
their fourth straight AACA championship by knocking off Gwynedd...
by J. COOPER ROBB
The second division U-11 boys notched a solid 5-0 win over the
Upper Moreland Strikers. Goals came from Brian Sachs, Jim Hall
(2), Alex deBerardinis, and Evan Hall as the offense dominated
the game. Blue Lightning speedsters Cole McCourt and Ty Martin
pressured the Strikers all game, pushing the ball up the wings.
Goalies Adam Hoskins and Matt Sabin notched the shut out while
sweepers Jordan Monroe and Mike Pinover controlled the...
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